Lincoln Center Theater to Revive RAGTIME at the Vivian Beaumont, Fall 2025 — Page 7

TheatreMonkey said: "Pretty much the same leads as City Center announced for Lincoln Center.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Colin-Donnell-Shaina-Taub-Nichelle-Lewis-and-More-Join-RAGTIME-Cast-20250528"

EH.  There were 2-3 of the  roles, including Sarah, that could have been recast for a better show.  I wish we were getting a great new revival.  Henry, however, is enough to go again.

Set Designer, David Rockwell left the show (replaced by Korins) - .  He has a huge career outside of theater - and, like other designers and cast, isn't a fan of deBessonnet, as director (including her flag idea), after the City Center version. 

It's not baseless. Those transfers happened due to covid actor availability and producers seeing the cheap value in producing concerts with popular IP's or those that hadn't been seen in a revival before ("Parade".

Updated On: 5/28/25 at 09:40 AM

CoffeeBreak said: "TheatreMonkey said: "Pretty much the same leads as City Center announced for Lincoln Center.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Colin-Donnell-Shaina-Taub-Nichelle-Lewis-and-More-Join-RAGTIME-Cast-20250528"

EH. There were 2-3 of the roles, including Sarah, that could have been recast for a better show. I wish we were getting a great new revival. Henry, however, is enough to go again.

Set Designer, David Rockwell left the show (replaced by Korins) - . He has a huge career outside of theater- and, like other designers and cast, isn't a fan of deBessonnet, as director (including her flag idea),after the City Center version."

We get it -- you don't like Lear deBessonnet. But even this is a stretch; if "other designers and cast" weren't "fans" of her vision, then why the heck are they back?! If there was that much dissension about her abilities or vision, I think we'd see a lot more new cast members. 

TheatreMonkey said:  if "other designers and cast" weren't "fans" of her vision, then why the heck are they back?! If there was that much dissension about her abilities or vision, I think we'd see a lot more new cast members."

They want to do a RAGTIME revival and work.

LincTix has been secured. See y'all on October 11th!

Grabbed LincTix for November 9! I opened the page at 9:30am, was placed in the queue. At 10am, said the wait would be 17 min. 18 min later, directed to log in. Selected 3 dates. First one had availability, no issue! Purchased. Woo! Cannot wait!

Looks like LCT has a hit. That Lear knows how to draw crowds...

Hairspray0901 said: "Grabbed LincTix for November 9! I opened the page at 9:30am, was placed in the queue. At 10am, said the wait would be 17 min. 18 min later, directed to log in. Selected 3 dates. First one had availability, no issue! Purchased. Woo! Cannot wait!"

I kept selecting dates to see what the seats looked like, got booted out at one point, went back in and got a LincTix for a date towards the end of their run. I'm glad I kept trying 

Let's see what sales look like in a month. I'd be very happy if this turns out to be a hit and it extends. Hoping they have a rush policy.

CoffeeBreak said: "BJR said: "Looks like LCT has a hit. That Lear knows how to draw crowds..."

Nah - Ragtime does"

 

Tell that to the last revival.

EDSOSLO858 said: "Even with great word of mouth, I can't really see this doing better numbers than FLOYD COLLINS (or the last RAGTIME revival, for that matter). Like other LCT shows that have struggled, subscribers and LincTix purchasers are leading the pack. No box-office draws are attached to the project."

FLOYD COLLINS is a niche musical about a guy who gets trapped in a cave and dies. And it has an esoteric score. I know people who left at intermission because they felt it oppressive and claustrophobic.

RAGTIME, while dark and not “famous” on the level of Cabaret or R&H, is a more universal story of American families with a more accessible score.

(FLOYD is also a much cheaper show to run, probably.)

I’m not predicting RAGTIME will sell to the masses at SOUTH PACIFIC levels. But I think it has much much more going for it than FLOYD COLLINS. LCT is also a nonprofit with a long list of commercial partners on the show, so we don’t know what the financial benchmarks even are here. Ticket sales are not the only revenue stream. 

Updated On: 5/28/25 at 03:44 PM

^ If I understand the question correctly, members paid just under a hundred for seats regardless of location.